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1 Self-Check
1 Underline the correct word. 4 Fill in the gaps with the correct questions.

1 Tom is honest/reliable. He always tells the truth. • What is she like • Is she Mexican
2 Audrey is very lazy/hardworking. She stays • What does Laura look like
late in the office every day. 1 A: _______________________________________________________________?
3 Tamara is so greedy/ambitious! She wants to B: She’s tall, with long straight hair and
be successful and she works hard for it. brown eyes.
4 He never does what he promises. He’s not 2 A: _______________________________________________________________?
reliable/honest! B: She’s very funny.
5 Kelly finds it hard to make friends because 3 A: _______________________________________________________________?
she’s so sociable/shy. B: Yes, she is.
3x4=12 points
6 Teachers need to be patient/aggressive with
children! 5 a) Put the sentences (A-C) in the correct
7 He’s outgoing/stubborn and never changes place (1-3).
his mind. A There are five people in my family.
8 A fashion designer, has to be athletic/creative. B Well, that’s me and my family.
8x2=16 points
C Hi! I’m Louise Peters and I’m sixteen years old.
2 Put the words in brackets in the correct
form, comparative or superlative. Dear Sam,
1 I’m tall and slim with fair hair and blue eyes. I’m
1He has ________________ money ___________ (much) me.
a student and I live with my family in Athens, Greece.
2Your clothes are _______________________ (dirty) mine. 2 My brother’s name is Thomas. He’s six years old.
3John is ________________________________________ (old) Jerry. He has short fair hair and blue eyes. He’s very shy. Jill,
4Ann is ________________ (beautiful) girl in her class. my sister, is short with long brown hair and green eyes.
5This dress is _____________________ (expensive) of all. She’s twelve years old and very cute. My mum, Ruth, is a
6Cairo is ___________________________________ (hot) Madrid. dentist. She has wavy light brown hair and she’s very
7Which is ________________________________________________________ kind and friendly. My dad, Jack, is a teacher. He’s tall
and very smart.
(long) river in the world?
3 Please write soon and tell me about your family.
8 Julie is ___________________________________________________________
Yours,
(intelligent) person I know.
Helen 3x4=12 points
9 He’s ______________________________________ (hardworking)
student in his class.
b) Write a similar letter to your English-
10 New York City is ___________________________________________ speaking pen pal about your family
(populated) York. (80 words). 20 points
10x2=20 points TOTAL: 100 points

3 Listen and circle the correct response.

1 a He’s funny. b He’s tall. Colour in the stars

2 a Here’s your change. b Here you go. • describe people, places, objects
• compare people, places, objects
3 a Here it is. b You’re welcome.
• give directions
4 a She’s cute. b She’s lazy. • buy a train ticket
5 a Across the street from b At 8:35. • identify people/objects

the city hall. 5x4=20 points GOOD VERY GOOD EXCELLENT

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Vocabulary Practice Everyday English
1 Match the descriptions to the people. Which Identifying people
person is not described?
3 a) Underline the correct words. Then read
the dialogue aloud.
A: Who’s that over there?
B: Who do you mean, the 1) short/wavy boy
with the 2) round/brown hair?
A: No, the 3) tall/long, 4) narrow/thin one with
Jim
Jessica 5) small/short blonde hair.
B: I know him. He’s very 6) intelligent/old and
Lucy he’s also 7) spiky/reliable.
A: How do you know that?
B: Well, he’s my brother!

Ken b) Use the words to act out similar

Mark dialogues in pairs.
Mary

1 She has short black hair tall girl – straight – fair

and big eyes. ____________
tall – thin – long – dark
artistic – sensitive –
2 He has very short black hair
sister
and a beard and moustache. ____________
3 She has long black curly hair
and full lips. ____________
4 She has short white hair and
thin lips. ____________
5 He has short brown hair, a
round face and small eyes. ____________
thin man – black – short
– chubby – grey –
2 Fill in the opposite of each word in bold.
generous –
1 John is very polite to his teachers. r ___ ___ ___ hardworking – uncle
2 Peter has short hair. l ___ ___ ___
3 Sue has thin lips. f ___ ___ ___ Listening
4 My brother is very lazy.
h ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ 4 Listen and circle the correct answer.

5 Paul is sociable. s ___ ___ 1 a One-way. b That way.

6 He is short and thin. t ___ ___ ___ 2 a She’s 16. b She’s tall.
7 Jerry has very curly hair. s ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___ ___
3 a It’s too long. b They’re too small.
8 Sarah can be noisy at times. q ___ ___ ___ ___
4 a He’s very polite. b He’s very short.
5 a She’s my aunt. b She’s rude.
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5 Fill in the gaps in
the texts with:
B in his (early/mid/late) teens/twenties,
chubby, straight, Age:
young, middle-aged, old
round, medium,
full, big, Height: tall, short, of __________________ height
moustache, small, Max is in his late sixties. He is tall and
and white. Then Build: thin, slim, ____________________________ ,
thin, with wavy 1) ________________ hair,
well-built, fat
complete the table small blue eyes and a 2) ________________
with these words. nose. He has wrinkles and a white long, short, __________________________ ,
3) ______________ . He wears glasses. Hair: curly, wavy, dark, fair, blonde, brown,
black, red, __________________ , grey
A
Face: long, narrow, __________________ , thin
large/big, _____________________________ ,
Eyes: almond-shaped, round, narrow, blue,
Eddie is in his brown, green
early forties. He’s
C
__________________ , small, pointy, wide,
short and Nose:
flat, button
1) ________________ .
He has a(n) Mouth/
2) ________________ face and Jan is in her mid thirties. She’s of Lips: wide, thin, __________________
3) ________________ brown 1) __________________ height. She has
eyes. 2) ________________ dark hair, a round Special freckles, wrinkles, beard, glasses,
face and 3) ________________ lips. Features: __________________

Reading
6 Read the article and mark the sentences T (true), F (false), or DS (doesn’t say).

lively
capulco is a large city 190 miles southwest of Mexico City. It is a

A and beautiful vacation resort that is popular with both the young and
old.
Acapul is an important seaport. There are plenty of beaches with
co
the

white sand
the calm
and crystal clear blue water. The weather is good all year round and
sea is perfect for water sports.
these is
There are several tourist attractions worth visiting in the city. Among
history , there is the
the Fort of San Diego which looks like a turtle. For more
ral the
in
interesting Historical Museum of Acapulco and the beautiful cathed
main square.
Zocalo is the city’s main square. There are 1 Acapulco is a seaside city.
_____
fantast ic cafés and great restaur ants that 2 Not many old people visit the city.
_____
serve local dishes. At night there are a lot 3 It’s very cold in winter.
_____
of music clubs and the city comes alive. 4 The Fort of San Diego is
Acapulco has something for everyone. No square-shaped.
_____
wonde r it is so popula r! 5 The re are a lot of shops in Zocalo.
_____
6 The city is very quiet at night.
_____
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Grammar Practice 3 Read the information about the Statue
of Liberty, the Eiffel Tower and Big
1 Circle the correct word, as in the example. Ben. Then complete the sentences, as
1 This skirt is nicest / nicer than that one. in the example.
2 Panchas is the better / best Spanish restaurant
Statue of Liberty
in town. Built: 1886
3 The Park Hotel isn’t as expensive / more Height: 46.50 m
expensive as The Gate Hotel.
4 The movie on PBS lasts longest / longer than
the one on the Discovery Channel.
5 Mike is good / better at football than Ben.
Big Ben
6 I think History is less / least interesting than
Built:1859
Maths. Height: 98 m

2 Complete the questions, and then answer

them.

1 Who is __________________________________________________________ Eiffel Tower

Built: 1889
(tall) person in your family?
Height: 324 m
______________________________________________________________________

2 Who is __________________________________________________________
(old) person in your family? 1 The Statue of Liberty is older (old) than the
______________________________________________________________________
Eiffel Tower.
3 Who is __________________________________________________________ 2 Big Ben is the ________________________________________ (old)
(young) person in your family? landmark of the three.
______________________________________________________________________
3 The Eiffel Tower is _________________________________________
4 What is ________________________________ (tall) than Big Ben.
(interesting) subject at school? 4 The Statue of Liberty is not as _______________________
______________________________________________________________________
(old) as Big Ben.
5 What is _________________________________________________________ 5 The Eiffel Tower is the ___________________________________
(boring) subject at school? (new) of the three landmarks.
______________________________________________________________________
6 The Eiffel Tower is the ___________________________________
6 Who is _________________________________ (tall) landmark of the three.
(popular) actor or actress in your country?
_____________________________________________________________________

7 Who is __________________________________________________________ 4 Put the adjectives in the correct order.

(bad) singer in your country? 1 a square ( ) cloth ( ) cheap ( ) bag

______________________________________________________________________ 2 a Chinese ( ) silk ( ) blue ( ) scarf
8 What’s __________________________________________________________ 3 a woollen ( ) red ( ) Spanish ( ) rug
(good) football team in your country? 4 a wooden ( ) rectangular ( ) beautiful ( ) box
______________________________________________________________________ 5 a nice ( ) cotton ( ) checked ( ) skirt
6 a(n) beautiful ( ) oval ( ) glass ( ) plate
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5 Complete the sentences. 7 Fill in: too, enough, as.

1 This is ______________________ expensive for us to buy.

2 These shoes are comfortable __________ to walk in.
3 I can’t work here. It’s ___________________________ noisy.
4 She’s __________________________________ funny as her dad.
5 Do you have _____________ money to buy this hat?
distance from 8 miles 8 miles 40 miles
the city
number of 5 9 14
8 Choose the correct item.
rooms
1 He’s taller ______ Jim.
price £150,000 £230,000 £400,000
A from B than C of
comfort ✓ ✓✓✓ ✓✓✓✓✓ 2 He’s ______ patient than his brother.
A many B much C more
1 The house is __________________________________________________ 3 She’s ______ at basketball than Helen.
_________________ (far) from the city as the cottage. A good B better C best
2 The villa and the house are ___________________________ 4 My hair is ______ than yours.
__________________________________ (big) than the cottage. A curlier B curly C curliest
3 The house is not ____________________________________________ 5 Louisa is generous ______ polite.
_____________________________ (comfortable) as the villa. A but B also C and
4 The cottage is _______________________________________________ 6 I can’t wear this dress. It’s ______ short.
________________________________ (cheap) than the house. A as B enough C too
5 The house is __________________________________________________ 7 Her eyes are ______ than mine.
_____________________________ (expensive) than the villa. A big B bigger C biggest
8 ______ she’s
sociable, she can be shy at times.
6 Fill in the superlatives. Answer the questions. A Although B However C As well
1 Which is the ________________ (long) river in Africa? 9 We don’t have ______ money to buy these
A the Nile B the Niger C the Congo sunglasses.
A many B enough C too
2 Which American city has the ________________________
10 She’s the shortest person ______ her class.
(large) population? A in B of C from
A Boston B Chicago C New York
11 Bob is funny, ______ he can be rude at times.
3 Which is the ____________________________ (fast) animal? A as well B and C but
A the giraffe B the cheetah C the lion 12 Mumbai is ______ crowded city in the world.
4 Which planet is the _______________________________________ A a much B the more C the most
(far) from the Sun? 13 This car isn’t ______ expensive as that one.
A Jupiter B Mercury C Neptune A much B too C as

5 Which is the ________________________________ (big) bird? 14 Travelling by plane is ______ of all.

A the safest B safe C safer than
A the emu B the ostrich C the eagle
15 She’s tall and thin ______ blue eyes and black
6 Which is the __________________________________________________ hair.
(short) day in the northern hemisphere? A both B and C with
A 21 March B 21 June C 21 December
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